The student will create a repeating pattern of his own design. Show the student how to create a repeating pattern. Label this picture “random placement” (handwriting connection). Create an example of each.Īllow the student to rubber stamp designs anywhere on the paper: upside down, sideways, etc. Look around your home to find more repeating patterns and randomly placed designs. Show the student examples of repeating patterns and randomly placed designs. The student will study repeating patterns and random placement. You will need two pieces of white card stock, two to four rubber stamps (small shapes work best), and an ink pad. Review exclamation points, too, and discuss how we should read words and phrases that are followed by an exclamation point.Īsk you student to practice reading the BIG WORDS in the story. She wants to reader to read these words loudly. Ask your student why the author chose to do this. This story has multiple words that are IN ALL CAPS. Here are a few sample lessons from the Thunder Cake Unit Study: for contributing this Thunder Cake unit study to Homeschool Share. Grab our free Thunder Cake unit study and spend a week with this wonderful book.

Patricia Polacco is a master storyteller, and this book contains one of her childhood stories. and the storm is coming closer all the time! from Thunder Cake at But the list of ingredients is long and not easy to find. A real Thunder Cake must reach the oven before the storm arrives. “This is Thunder Cake baking weather,” calls Grandma, as she and her granddaughter hurry to gather the ingredients around the farm. Thanks for your support.Ī loud clap of thunder booms, and rattles the windows of Grandma’s old farmhouse. This won’t cost you anything, but it helps us to keep the site running. We sometimes use affiliate links in our content.

My grandma's thunder cake